Cuningham · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Cuningham in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 2 freedmen

2 freedmen named Cuningham registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Most registered in Brazos County (1) and Goliad County (1). The earliest of them reached Texas about 1855.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Cuninghams registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Cuningham registered, on the 1870 county map
2
Freedmen
2
Counties
1855
Earliest arrival
1850s
Fullest decade

Where the Cuninghams registered

Texas counties where the Cuninghams registered
CountyFreedmen%
Brazos County150%
Goliad County150%

When the Cuninghams reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Cuninghams
DecadeFreedmen
1850s
1
1860s
1

Variations of Cuningham

Every Cuningham in the register

The Cuninghams in the register, 1 to 2 of 2
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Sylvester CuninghamBrazos County1863
William CuninghamGoliad County1855

Cuningham genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Cuningham in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. Brazos County holds 1 of the 2, Goliad County 1. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so look under Cunningham as well.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Cuningham?

Brazos County (1), Goliad County (1). In all, 2 registered across 2 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Cuningham appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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